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Early figures from Ucas suggest admissions across four categories of law may fall only 3.7 per cent, while general admissions for UK domiciled students could drop 6.9 per centMatt Cardy/Getty Images

John Morgan

Published at 12:01AM, October 11 2012

Student demand for undergraduate law courses seems to be holding up strongly this year despite the rise in fees in England, according to the latest admissions figures.

While English universities experienced an acute shortfall of student numbers across the full range of subjects, preliminary data shows that in law, the decline in law admissions is relatively small — 3.7 per cent down on 2011.

Professor Chris Gale, director of Bradford University Law School and vice-chairman of the Committee of Heads of University Law Schools (CHULS), said: “I suspect that most law places will have been filled as usual but maybe at